Archive for August, 2008

The Eight Business Models of Online Video

When looking at online video, and the opportunities therein, it is important to go over the various business models already existent, as they are trying to solve some level of pain with some good or service. Create your own content – make money through distribution and/or advertising – Lonelygirl15, Hulu Create someone else’ content, video [...]

Flat Vs. Round World

Flat Vs. Round World, originally uploaded by armanz.

August 20, 2008 • Posted in: flickr • No Comments

Amazing mussels and chips at Spinnakers’ Brewpub, Victoria

Amazing mussels and chips at Spinnakers’ Brewpub, Victoria, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. Chips and Rouille are quite good, and the Mussels are huge and fresh, caught nearby, as one would expect. $12

August 20, 2008 • Posted in: flickr • No Comments

Olympic Training for Small Countries

I watched with sympathy the agony of Canada’s dearth of medals for the first week of the Olympics. Based on this and the fact (discussed on television ad nauseum) that smaller countries had won medals, the following is a set of elements which could be used to create a national strategy, beyond exhortation of corporate [...]

August 19, 2008 • Tags: , , • Posted in: strategy • No Comments

Tales of Virtualization in the Pacific Northwest

July 21st, nearly 7 years to the day that I moved to Hawaii, I packed up 7 boxes, and three bags, gave the boxes to UPS and took the bags onto a Northwest flight. Note that when I arrived in Hawaii I had two 7x4x4 crates follow me, shipped as a partial container load. Since [...]

August 14, 2008 • Posted in: flickr • No Comments

Yaletown, Vancouver

Yaletown, Vancouver, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill.

August 3, 2008 • Tags:  • Posted in: flickr • No Comments

Gateway to the Northwest Passage

Gateway to the Northwest Passage, originally uploaded by jeffmcneill. 1980 Commemorative Statue to Capt. George Vancouver by Vancouver artist Alan Chung Hung Vancouver never did find the Northwest Passage, though he did refute the incorrect assumption that it was at a lower latitude.

August 3, 2008 • Posted in: flickr • No Comments

Where am I from? Where did I grow up?

Q: Where are you from?     A: Many places.     A: All over. Q: Where did you grow up?     A: That would assume I have.     A: I’m not sure that I have.     A: That hasn’t happened yet. (clearly this dialogue is evidence of its own statement) Ok, so I’m a ham. I entertain myself with these same [...]

August 1, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: travel • No Comments